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infalling

infalling

9.0
Moving into a place or system from outside
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈfɔːlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : infallante
  • That's the sense in which a infalling object never passes the horizon.
  • infalling material

And that's how there's sort of mutual information between the outgoing radiation and the infalling matter.

Examples

  • So let's go back to the Lagrangian for the infalling part, for the particle, where is it?

  • The infalling matter, heated by friction, radiates X-rays before it plunges beyond the event horizon.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The infalling material feeds the black hole and increases its mass.

  • The infalling material forms a rotating disk around the young star.

  • The infalling matter, heated by friction, radiates X-rays before it plunges beyond the event horizon.

Synonyms

to fall in
vsinfalling
30 4.4

To collapse inward, as a roof or organization breaking down

does not imply structural collapse
inrushing
vsinfalling
6.8

A sudden movement inward of water, air, or people

does not imply suddenness and often applies to data

How Inward

infalling
  • Specialized
9.0
entering
2 1.3
incoming
80 3.2
approaching
11 2.7

Surface Forms

infalling positive

Morphology

infalling = falling (transparent) = in + fall + ing

The word clearly means 'falling inward' or 'falling into' something, which is a straightforward extension of the base.

Etymology

Infalling comes from the parts in- 'into' and fall 'to move down', so imagine something 'falling in' toward a center. That's why infalling describes material, data, or objects that are moving into a system or toward the center.